Drawer partition



P. DENNERLEIN DRAWER PARTITION Feb. 6, 1934.

Original Filed Feb. 19, 1932 Elma whom (I I A5" Patented Feb. 6, 1934PATENT OFFIE DRAWER PARTITION Peter Dennerlein, Dayton, Ohio, assignorto The McCall Company, Dayton, Ohio, a corporation of New YorkApplication February 19, 1932, Serial No. 594,030 Renewed July 15, 19332 Claims.

This invention relates to partitions for cabinet drawers and the like.

One object of the invention is the provision of a drawer partition ofsimple and cheap construction capable of use in a comparatively longdrawer to divide the drawer space into two equal spaces so that packageswhich are longer than the width of the drawer may be arranged to extendlongitudinally of the drawer in an orderly manner.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a combination of adrawer of the character mentioned and a sheet metal partition having anupright partitioning wall located with respect to the end of the drawerso as to provide spaces of desired dimensions longitudinally of thedrawer.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description, the appended claims and the accompanying drawing,in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet of drawers havingpartitions embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a partition; and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through a drawer with itspartition in place.

Referring more particularly to the drawing by reference numerals, 1Odesignates a drawer of the cabinet 11, this drawer being shown ascomparatively long and narrow. Drawers of this character are used forholding envelopes or packages containing paper dress patterns and thelike and heretofore, in this particular field of use, these packageshave had a length substantially equal to the drawer width and have beenarranged so that they extend transversely of the drawer, being providedin a single long row. As shown herein, however, these packages arearranged in two separate rows 12 and 13 in each drawer, the length ofthe envelopes being substantially greater than the drawer width. The tworows in each drawer are held in an orderly manner by means of partitions14, one of which has been illustrated in Fig. 2.

The partition 14, as herein shown, is an integral member, formed ofsheet metal. Its width is just slightly less than the width of thedrawer so that it is held against any lateral movement in the drawer.There is a fiat bottom 15 from the forward end of which extends anupright partitioning wall 16. Preferably the upper end of this wall 16is reversely bent as indicated at 17. Spaced from the partitioning wall16 is a space defining portion 18. This portion 18 extends verticallyfrom the end of the partition bottom 15, the distance between the walls16 and 18 substantially corresponding to the length of the envelopes orpackages with which the partition and the drawer are employed. From theupper end of the wall 18 there is a rearwardly extending top flange 20which projectspreierably horizontally into abutting engagement with therear end 21 of the drawer 10. The heights of the walls 16 and 18 arepreferably considerably less than the total height of the drawer asshown in Fig. 3.

It will be apparent that the partition 14 can be very cheaply andreadily made from a single sheet metal blank, as no machining operationsare needed. The partition is not firmly secured or attached to thedrawer, so that the partition may be used in either a metal or a woodendrawer without in any way altering the drawer itself.

The total length of the partition is such, as shown in Fig. 3, that thedistance between the partitioning wall 16 and the drawer front 23 isequal to the distance between the walls 16 and 18, so that the two rowsof packages, 12 and 13, can be held in an orderly manner towards thefront of the drawer, leaving a blanked off space 24 at the rear of thedrawer. As the rear end of the drawer does not serve to hold thepackages it will be apparent that the drawer may be opened almost fully,leaving, however, a little portion of the drawer still held in thedrawer slides of the cabinet, and when thus opened the rear row 13 isfully and completely accessible, enabling the packages of the row 13 tobe removed without pulling the drawer out the entire distance. Thepackages containing the paper patterns, for dresses and the like, cantherefore be readily viewed by one standing somewhat to the side of thedrawer so that he can see the identifying marks on the packages and beenabled to quickly pick out a desired pattern from either the front orthe rear row very conveniently.

While the form of apparatus herein described constitutes a preferredembodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the inventionis not limited to this precise form of apparatus, and that changes maybemade therein without departing from the scope of the invention which isdefined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is: V

1. A partition for use in a drawer to provide separate spaces lengthwiseof the drawer, comprising a sheet metal member of a width sub stantiallyequal to that of the drawer, having an upright partitioning wall, a fiatbottom which rests on the bottom of the drawer, a space defining portionspaced from the partitioning wall, and a spacing end extending out fromthe space of said partitioning wall, a space defining portion spacedfrom said partitioning wall, and a spacing end extending out from thetop of said space defining portion and adapted to engage one end of thedrawer to locate said partitioning wall a distance from the other end ofthe drawer equal to the distance between the partitioning wall and saidspace defining portion.

PETER DENNERLEIN.

